Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 33.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 33.1% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 33.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.4% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 21.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.5% | 33.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 114 British Virgin Islands 22.8% compare
- 115 Ghana 21.1% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.7% compare
- 117 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 118 Cambodia 20.2% compare
- 119 Turkmenistan 19.7% compare
- 120 Iraq 19.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 33.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release